The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

One of the best films i have seen

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

When i was much younger, still living at home, I was home sick from school one day and even though we owned many movies, I was hoping to catch something new. I had just landed on Super channel and the opening of Romancing the Stone came on. (Was sucked in by the shiny green). Totally enjoyed it, so when jewel came on after it, I watched that too and completely enjoyed it as well. The pair are awesome films.

Even though most people describe this follow-up to 1984's Romancing the Stone as not as strong as the original, I found both of them to be on par. Same tone, quality and sense of 80's fun and adventure. Watching these two flicks back to back will make a great double-feature date night for 80's lovers. The sum of the 'Romancing' duology is greater than its parts in my opinion. See my full review at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-1tlw7h2qQ

In the sequel to 'Romancing the Stone', romance writer Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) and Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) are sailing their yacht in the south of France. Joan is frustrated with her writing and sick of their nomadic life after six months on the boat. Joan accepts Sheik Omar Kalifa's offer to go down the Nile and write his biography. Joan and Jack agree to go their separate ways. Ralph (Danny DeVito) seeks revenge against Jack for getting left in prison. They are met by Tarak who has just tried to assassinate Omar. He tells them that Omar is a ruthless dictator who has stolen the Jewel of the Nile. Omar blows up Jack's boat and Tarak warns him that Joan is in danger.I love 'Romancing the Stone'. This sequel has lost the original's charm. It's stupider and less funny. The joy is mostly gone. Jack and Joan start off on a sour note and is mostly separated in the first half. There are flashes of the old chemistry for the couple. However, even that isn't enough to make this a good movie. It's a sad sequel to a great 80s movie.

Short review: Dumb fun; not as good as "Romancing The Stone".Longer review: It's not that this is a "bad" movie. It's a pretty average adventure film. But there lies the problem -- it's pretty average.First off, the script seemed hastily done. The general story line was easy enough to follow, but every once in a while I would find myself thinking -- now why was that being done. For example, I'm sure there was a reason for having a British rock & roll technician involved in the story...but the reason escaped me; totally irrelevant to the story line, a distraction.On the other hand, the acting was fine. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito were a charming trio, as we had already learned in the first film. Douglas was just really coming to my attention in a series of 3 films, including this one. I thought he was very promising, and then "Fatal Attraction" sealed the deal. Kathleen Turner is one of those actresses where when I see her in an old film I remember just how good she was...and then wonder what happened to her (turned out her health sort of defeated her star career). Danny DeVito -- well, he has had his ups and downs in films; I don't feel this is one of his better roles, although I thought the script (or the director) let him down here. Spiros Focás as the Khadaffi-like dictator does nicely, though it's nothing memorable. And Avner Eisenberg as "the jewel" was good for some laughs in a very subtle way.What can I say? If you watched the first film, you'll want to watch this sequel, but you'll surely decide it isn't the quality of the first. But, it's not "okay".